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Originally posted by Irish Melkite:
Christmas music should be available from the Feast of St. Nicholas until at least Julian Christmas - particularly [b]Mary's Boy Child in the rendition by Boney M, which is almost impossible to obtain in the US.[/b] Boney M rocks!
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Hmmm.....I can see the point about Christmas carols in a strict religious sense not being played before Christmas, although, in all practicality, I would disagree. I find that playing religious Christmas carols in the car and at home, is prayerful for myself and my family, as we prepare for Christ's birth in our hearts.
Our churches often have religious Christmas carol concerts before Christmas.
Sorry!
An interesting aside though: Greeks think of New Year's Day as holy, as it is also the feast day of St. Basil. We attend Church in the morning and have a nice meal, invite company, and cut the bread (a sweet bread) of St. Basil that has a coin baked in it. Cutting it is a serious family affair, with the head of the household first cutting a slice for Jesus, the second for the Virgin Mary, the third for the Church, then for the poor, and one for each member of the family. If the coin happens to be in your slice, you will have a good year! If it is in the slice of the Church or to the Lord and His Mother, the coin goes to the Church, if it is in the slice to the poor, it goes to charity, etc.
Like St. Nicholas, St. Basil also tried to help those in need, so he secretly baked gold coins into bread and gave it to them.
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Thanks for all that - new to me I will freely admit.
I thought then I should perhaps share a little of our dates at this most Holy Season
December 25 - The Nativity of Our Lord
December 26 - the Feast of St Stephen - the First Deacon of the Church
December 27 - the Feast of St John
the Sunday between the Nativity and New Year is the Feast of the Holy Family
January 1 The Solemnity of Mary , Mother of God
January 2 the Memorial of St Basil and St Gregory Nazianzen
The Epiphany is celebrated on the 6th January or the Sunday which falls between 2 Jan and 8 Jan
the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the Sunday after the Epiphany
Lots of days of celebration - agreed- but not celebrated the same way as you all do - I really think that the RC Church is missing so much here.
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And don't forget December 28, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, those babes who were slaughtered by Herod in his quest to destroy the Messiah. The coming of joy into the world is not without suffering.
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Oops - you are correct - I did omit that one  My bad Me apologise for that error A
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Diak,
Something you particularly may enjoy (not just the Christmas page, but the larger site):
Russian Christmas
Many years,
Neil Thanks Neil for that great site! I love to learn about other traditions! By the way, has anyone ever had the traditional Italian Christmas bread called Panettone? It is really good!  In Christ, Alice
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Originally posted by alice: By the way, has anyone ever had the traditional Italian Christmas bread called Panettone? It is really good! Alice, Yes, Panettone is delicious, as is Vassilopita (St. Basil's Bread). Here's recipes for: Panettone [ foodnetwork.com] and Vassilopita [ theologic.com] I ran across an online Christmas magazine [ christmasmagazine.com] that has a section on traditions of various countries (and welcomes submissions from those whose countries are not represented). Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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Here is a suggestion:
I agree that Christmas Music should first be sung at the Holy Supper on Christmas Eve. In Poland in the Latin Rite that is what they do. The Christmas Carols are first sung at Christmas Eve, at the Wilia (Wigilia) supper afterwhich one goes to the Midnight Mass, which is called Pasterka. At this Mass all Parts that can be sung are sung as Carols. Like The Gloria, Responsorial Psalms, Creed,etc. Also the fun part is that one can sing Christmas Carols for as long as the old Christmas Liturgical Season lasted which was till Feb 2 or the Feast of Purifcation which is also known as Candlemas day.
Sometimes I thing that the Latin Rite Catholics here in the West do not know how to CELEBRATE!!!
Would like to take the time and wish everyone a very Blessed Christmas (new style)
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What??? You mean singing carols AFTER 11:59:59 p.m. on Christmas Day is allowed??? I am SHOCKED! SHOCKED!!!!!!!!!!  
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Originally posted by Halychanyn: What??? You mean singing carols AFTER 11:59:59 p.m. on Christmas Day is allowed???
I am SHOCKED! SHOCKED!!!!!!!!!!
Then it's time to put up the Easter decorations.
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Originally posted by theodore perkoski:
the fun part is that one can sing Christmas Carols for as long as the old Christmas Liturgical Season lasted which was till Feb 2 or the Feast of Purifcation which is also known as Candlemas day. Theodore, I highly applaud this idea, since I decline to take the Christmas tree down until that date (I have been known to wait until Saint Valentine's Day). Many years, Neil
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